Seaport Res Ptn Lowers Earnings Estimates for Toll Brothers

Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Toll Brothers in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst K. Zener now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $13.92 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $14.07. Seaport Res Ptn has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Toll Brothers' current full-year earnings is $13.83 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Toll Brothers' Q1 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.57 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Toll Brothers from $143.00 to $125.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on Toll Brothers from $139.00 to $133.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Barclays restated an "underweight" rating on shares of Toll Brothers in a report on Tuesday. Wedbush reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Toll Brothers in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on Toll Brothers from $156.00 to $140.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $143.64.

Toll Brothers Price Performance

Toll Brothers stock opened at $104.10 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 4.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Toll Brothers has a 52-week low of $86.67 and a 52-week high of $169.52. The firm has a market cap of $10.40 billion, a PE ratio of 7.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.45. The company's 50 day moving average is $101.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $122.58.

Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 20th. The construction company reported $3.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.86 by $0.64. The business had revenue of $2.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.50 billion. Toll Brothers had a net margin of 14.03% and a return on equity of 18.32%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.38 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Toll Brothers

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Greenhaven Associates Inc. grew its stake in Toll Brothers by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Greenhaven Associates Inc. now owns 5,562,582 shares of the construction company's stock worth $587,353,000 after buying an additional 26,079 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Toll Brothers by 19.4% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,528,853 shares of the construction company's stock worth $318,509,000 after acquiring an additional 410,394 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Toll Brothers by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,192,909 shares of the construction company's stock worth $276,263,000 after acquiring an additional 35,001 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Toll Brothers by 21.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,159,289 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $227,988,000 after acquiring an additional 375,372 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Toll Brothers by 14.2% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,903,545 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $239,751,000 after purchasing an additional 236,402 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.76% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Toll Brothers

In related news, Director Christine Garvey sold 420 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.58, for a total value of $46,443.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 13,186 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,458,107.88. The trade was a 3.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.54% of the company's stock.

Toll Brothers Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 11th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This is a boost from Toll Brothers's previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 11th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.96%. Toll Brothers's dividend payout ratio is presently 6.88%.

About Toll Brothers

Toll Brothers, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, builds, markets, sells, and arranges finance for a range of detached and attached homes in luxury residential communities in the United States. It designs, builds, markets, and sells condominiums through Toll Brothers City Living. The company also develops a range of single-story living and first-floor primary bedroom suite home designs, as well as communities with recreational amenities, such as golf courses, marinas, pool complexes, country clubs, and fitness and recreation centers; and develops, operates, and rents apartments.

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